According to Miyamoto, you may see a bit of Olimar in Pikmin 3, although you do not play as him in game. Instead, the story of the game will explain how the main characters, Charlie, Alf, and Britney, got involved with Olimar. Also, another new feature is that you can control where specifically you have your pikmin attack on enemies, which is a tad interesting, but wouldn’t you feel bad tossing Pikmin into the eyes of a poor Bulbear?
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